Snyder grandmother charged with interference with child custody

A Potter County grand jury has indicted a Snyder woman who absconded with her granddaughter before authorities captured her in March in South Carolina, court records show.

Sherry Short, 58, was indicted on one count of interference with child custody, a state jail felony, records show.

Investigators found Short on March 23 near Summerville, S.C., a week after 4-year-old Bridgette Renee Scholz was last seen in Amarillo, authorities said.

Bridgette had been visiting Short during spring break, authorities said. Police posted an alert March 21 asking for the public’s help in locating Short and the child and listing the license plate number of Short’s car. The girl’s father, Joshua Hobson of Albuquerque, N.M., filed a missing person report several days earlier, police said.

Amarillo police Lt. Martin Birkenfeld said after Hobson filed the report, officials launched a nationwide search that included U.S. Marshals.

The following are the names, ages, charges and dates for other alleged offenders indicted or re-indicted, according to the 47th District Clerk’s Office:

■ Myo Nyunt, 33, injury to a child, March 22

■ Tony Ruiz, 17, criminal mischief, $1,500 or more but less than $20,000, Oct. 9

■ Eddie Regalado, 22, burglary of a habitation, March 31

■ Gary Paul Branch II, 35, assault on a household or family member by impeding breathing or circulation, April 21

■ Alejandra Lizeth Cera, 33, unauthorized use of vehicle, May 1

■ Gabriel Angel Martinez, 31, unauthorized use of vehicle, March 27

■ Rebecca Sue Patterson, 43, forgery of securities, May 10

■ Myo Nyunt, 33, injury to a child, March 22

■ Britteny Marie Samuel, 20, robbery, May 11

■ Kimberly Monique Creamer,34, credit or debit card abuse, March 20

■ Jacqualyn Edwina Fraley, 44, theft of $1,500 or more but less than $20,000, July 20 to Oct. 2

■ Ashton Nicole Hale, 19, theft of $1,500 or more but less than $20,000, July 1 to Oct. 5

■ Rene Gutierrez, 30, theft with two prior convictions, May 11

■ Jessica Monique Gonzales, 26, aggravated robbery, May 8

■ Robert Jeffery Jordan, 55, theft with two prior convictions, May 12

■ Jonah Jermaine Fletcher a.k.a. Jonah Jeraim Fletcher, 32, assault on a household or family member by impeding breathing or circulation enhanced, May 11